‘Zombie genes’ – glial cells – come alive in human brain for HOURS after a person dies, study shows

‘Zombie genes’ come alive and grow larger with arm-like appendages in the brain for many HOURS after a person dies, study reveals Experts observed genes in brain tissue increase activity after a person was dead The team says these ‘zombie genes’ are inflammatory cells called glial cells They grew larger and sprouted long-arm like appendages for … Read more

Single mother loses legal bid to keep her brain-damaged five-year-old daughter alive

A single mother today lost her legal bid to keep her brain-damaged daughter alive after Court of Appeal judges ruled her life support treatment should end.     Paula Parfitt, 41, of Strood, Kent, thinks five-year-old Pippa Knight should leave hospital and wants specialists to stage a home-care trial. Doctors treating Pippa, who is in a vegetative state at … Read more

Lesbian couple say their baby is ‘lucky to be alive’ after a rock was thrown through their window

Lesbian couple say their eight-week-old baby is ‘lucky to be alive’ after rock was thrown through their window and missed her by inches in ‘hate crime attack’ Lucy and Leanne Devine say they have been victims of hate crimes for 18 months This week a rock was thrown through their window, narrowly missing little Hope … Read more

It’s alive! ‘True face’ of Frankenstein’s monster will go on display

It’s alive! ‘True face’ of Frankenstein’s monster will go on display at first museum dedicated to Mary Shelley’s creature on 90th anniversary of classic film’s release By Tim Newark For The Daily Mail Published: 00:25 GMT, 13 March 2021 | Updated: 01:18 GMT, 13 March 2021 In the 90th anniversary year of the classic film’s … Read more

Daughter put up for adoption in Liverpool in 1953 is stunned to discover her mother is still alive

The 67-year-old daughter of an Irish woman who put her up for adoption in 1953 was stunned to discover that her mother is still alive in an emotional BBC documentary.  Margaret, from Warwickshire, was adopted in Southport, Liverpool when she was just six months old.  She appeared on last night’s episode of BBC2’s DNA Family … Read more

Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross reveal the secret to keeping the spark alive at home with kids

Ashlee Simpson, 36, and Evan Ross, 32, have three children at home, including their new baby Ziggy. The celebrity couple joined The Drew Barrymore Show for a segment on Tuesday where they dished on the secret to keeping things spicy in their marriage.   Simpson and Ross fell fast for each other after meeting at a … Read more

Sarah Ferguson’s killer ex-dresser Jane Andrews’ possessiveness ‘ate her relationship alive’

The Duchess of York‘s murdering ex-dresser was was a jealous character whose ‘possessiveness ate her relationship alive’, her victim’s brother has claimed.  Jane Andrews, 53, was jailed for life in 2001 after battering and stabbing her boyfriend, Tom Cressman, to death with a cricket bat and knife in their west London home after he refused to marry … Read more

Kukri snakes swallow organs of toads and frogs while keeping them alive

Kukri snakes slice open toads and frogs before inserting their heads into their bodies and and eating their organs one by one while the prey is still alive, scientists report. Biologists have published three studies, each detailing the horrifying feeding behaviour in one of three different species of kukri snakes in Asia.  The three closely … Read more

Hiker’s dog keeps him alive after he was stranded in the freezing Italian Alps for seven nights 

Hiker’s dog keeps him alive after he broke his ankle and was stranded in the freezing Italian Alps for seven nights The man was hiking with his dog Ash in the mountains in north-eastern Italy The 33-year-old was left stranded in the wild after falling and breaking his ankle The hiker said that Ash had … Read more

Britain demands UAE proves ruler’s daughter Princess Latifa is still alive

Britain has demanded the UAE prove ruler’s daughter Princess Latifa is alive after ‘concerning’ videos were released showing her captivity in Dubai.  Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said people ‘will want to see that she is alive and well’ after Princess Latifa described in smuggled videos how she has been locked in a villa without access … Read more